To table H. R. 82, a bill to increase the number of cadets at west point. (p.348-2)

On Jul 30, 1861, the House voted 52–72 (HR 82). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–61, Democrats 31–4, Others 6–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 52
No: 72
Did not vote: 75
Date: Jul 30, 1861

By party

Republicans15 yes · 61 no · 34 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 4 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 7 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
Charles Wesley Walton R-ME voted yes
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted yes
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted yes
Nehemiah Perry D-NJ voted no
Benjamin Wood D-NY voted no
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted yes
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted yes
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted yes
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted yes
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table H. R. 82, a bill to increase the…: House Vote, Jul 30, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-39/to-table-h-r-82-a-bill-to-increase (accessed 2026-10-16).